Classification [edit]. Pidgins and creoles are often classified in terms of their superstrate and substrate languages. The superstrate language is the language on which the pidgin or creole is primarily based, and is usually the language of the colonizing people.
Here are some brief descriptions of the Trail as it passes through the fourteen states that are home to portions of it. The mileages are fairly accurate, but don't take them as gospel. Reroutings of the Trail cause the trail mileage to change from year to year. You can keep up with the actual changes by getting a copy of the Data Book, which is issued yearly. Do not count on all information provided by various out-links as it is hard for files to be kept up to date.
The trail passes through national parks and forests, state parks and is open to the public year-round. Although hikers enjoy many freedoms along the trail, the Appalachian Trail has some rules and regulations to help keep it maintained and to conserve the wilderness surrounding the trail. Some rules apply to the all national parks or the entire trail, but some rules apply only to specific sections of the trail.